The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1998 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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During the 17th century , while the coach continued to be a mark of rank or wealth , it also began to be used as a public conveyance between towns and was eventually known as a stagecoach , or stage . About 1610 a stage service began ...
During the 17th century , while the coach continued to be a mark of rank or wealth , it also began to be used as a public conveyance between towns and was eventually known as a stagecoach , or stage . About 1610 a stage service began ...
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Índia began producing square silver and cop- per coins about 350 B. C. These coins were punch- marked with symbols such as the swastika and the sun . The Bactrian Greek invaders brought coinage of Greek characteristics to the Kabul ...
Índia began producing square silver and cop- per coins about 350 B. C. These coins were punch- marked with symbols such as the swastika and the sun . The Bactrian Greek invaders brought coinage of Greek characteristics to the Kabul ...
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Suffolk scenes formed the principal subjects of the pictures Constable began to exhibit at the Academy in 1802. The size of his paintings gradually increased , and in 1817 he began the series of large paintings that culminated in the ...
Suffolk scenes formed the principal subjects of the pictures Constable began to exhibit at the Academy in 1802. The size of his paintings gradually increased , and in 1817 he began the series of large paintings that culminated in the ...
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